[NTLUG:Discuss] OT:Fix an MBR in XP

[Alvin Goats]

Slackware has options for installing LILO either as the Master Boot 
Record or on the first SuperBlock. I usually use the first SuperBlock on 
the bootable Linux partiton which leaves the MBR alone.  HOWEVER, this 
means that you can do anything you want to the MBR and NEVER touch the 
SuperBlock, so a virus that kills teh MBR won't kill LILO and the 
ability to boot Linux (been there before). It also means that LILO won't 
go away until you do something to the lilocondig which disables the 
SuperBlock or install over the entire partition.

Alvin


Dennis Myhand wrote:
>  
> Joe Torma wrote:
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>> http://www.bootdisk.com/ has some good Linux and win info and downloads.
>>
>> Good luck,
>> Joe
>>
>>
>>     
>
> Okay.  Finally got it taken care of.  I installed Lenny and grub and the 
> Lilo install from Slack 12.1 is FINALLY gone.  I did use fixmbr and 
> fdisk (made a dos boot disk through partition magic, plus I installed 
> about 4 other different versions of Linux and I still had the Lilo from 
> Slack keeping things from booting.  Yeah, I know you can edit the config 
> file, but that only works when you know where it is.  Thanks to all for 
> the assistance.  Lenny saves the day!
>
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